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The same suffering is much harder to bear for a high motive than for a base one. The people [during World War II] who stood… — Simone Weil
Sex cannot be contained within a definition of physical pleasure, it cannot be understood as merely itself for it has stood for too long as… — Elizabeth Janeway
It [his brothers assassination] made Robert Kennedy, a man unprepared for introspection, think for the first time in his life, what he wanted to do,… — Jack Newfield
Influence comes out of the work that you've done and the things you've stood for. Influence and power shouldn't be given to just anybody who… — Millicent Fenwick
My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told… — Dean Norris
When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I… — Simon Newcomb
Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice. — Olusegun Obasanjo
My guard stood hard when abstract threats, too noble to neglect, deceived me into thinking, I had something to protect. — Bob Dylan
I had an extremely boring time doing 20 to 30 trades a day while everyone was talking about baseball or basketball. So I stood there… — Thomas Peterffy
When it comes to relationships, it's nice to have something that is your own and not everyone else's. That's not part of my job. I… — Hayden Panettiere
You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them. — Rafael Palmeiro
I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. — Dave Van Ronk
Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got accustomed to living.… — Octavia Spencer
Everyone wants to be immortal. Few are. Margaret Thatcher is. Why? Because her values are timeless, eternal. Tap anyone on the shoulder anywhere in the… — Maurice Saatchi
What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into… — Nancy Sinatra
Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one… — Ratan Tata
It used to be in the Senate that if you were filibustering, you stood up. There was a physical dimension to it, that you -… — Tom Udall
There are other options that no one ever told you about. These are things mom and dad never explained to you; your teachers didn't know;… — Frederick Lenz
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some. — Carolyn Maloney
Our success was mainly due to the fact that we stimulated the nerves of animals that easily stood on their own feet and were not… — Ivan Pavlov

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